text_original: The reign of Odo in West Francia resembled in some respects that of Conrad in Germany. He was surrounded with nobles whose territories had gradually THE BREAK UP OF THE CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE 221 become hereditary, some of whom could put into the field as large an army as the king.
text_transcription: THE REIGN OF ODO AND WEST FRANKIA RESEMBLED IN SOME RESPECTS THAT OF CONRAD IN GERMANY HE SURROUNDED WITH NOBLES WHOSE TERRITORIES HAD GRADUALLY BECOME HEREDITARY SOME OF WHOM COULD PUT INTO THE FIELD AS LARGE AN ARMY AS THE KING
phonemes: ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv ˈoʊdoʊ ɪn wˈɛst fɹˈænʃɚ ɹᵻzˈɛmbəld ɪn sˌʌm ɹᵻspˈɛkts ðæt ʌv kˈɑːnɹæd ɪn dʒˈɜːməni. hiː wʌz sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd wɪð nˈoʊbəlz hˌuːz tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹiz hæd ɡɹˈædʒuːəli ðə bɹˈeɪk ˌʌp ʌvðə kˌæɹoʊlˈɪŋɡiən ˈɛmpaɪɚ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn bɪkˌʌm hɚɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi, sˌʌm ʌv hˈuːm kʊd pˌʊt ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈiːld æz lˈɑːɹdʒ ɐn ˈɑːɹmi æz ðə kˈɪŋ.